abolish (redirected from abolished)

a·bol·ish  (-blsh)

tr.v. a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es

1. To do away with; annul.

2. To destroy completely.

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[Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abolre; see al-² in Indo-European roots.]

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a·bolish·a·ble adj.

a·bolish·er n.

a·bolish·ment n.

Synonyms: abolish, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate
These verbs mean to get rid of: voted to abolish the tax; exterminated the cockroaches in the house; criticism that extinguished my enthusiasm; policies that attempt to extirpate drug abuse; scientists working to eradicate deadly diseases; a magnet that obliterated the data on the floppy disk.

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abolish [əˈbɒlɪʃ]

vb

(tr) to do away with (laws, regulations, customs, etc.); put an end to

[from Old French aboliss- (lengthened stem of abolir), ultimately from Latin abolēre to destroy]

abolishable  adj

abolisher  n

abolishment  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

abolish - do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia" get rid of cashier - discard or do away with; "cashier the literal sense of this word" abrogate - revoke formally establish, found, launch, set up - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"

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abolish

verb do away with, end, destroy, eliminate, shed, cancel, axe (informal), get rid of, ditch (slang), dissolve, junk (informal), suppress, overturn, throw out, discard, wipe out, overthrow, void, terminate, drop, trash (slang), repeal, eradicate, put an end to, quash, extinguish, dispense with, revoke, stamp out, obliterate, subvert, jettison, repudiate, annihilate, rescind, exterminate, invalidate, bring to an end, annul, nullify, blot out, expunge, abrogate, vitiate, extirpate They voted to abolish the death penalty.
do away with found, continue, create, establish, introduce, promote, institute, restore, sustain, revive, authorize, reinstate, legalize, reintroduce

Translations

abolish [əˈbɒlɪʃ] VT → abolir, suprimir

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abolish [əˈbɒlɪʃ] vt [+ death penalty, slavery, capital punishment, the monarchy] → abolir; [+ fees, tax] → abolir

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abolish

vt → abschaffen; law also → aufheben

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abolish [əˈbɒlɪʃ] vt → abolire

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abolish

v abolish [əˈboliʃ]

to put an end to (a custom, law etc) We must abolish the death penalty. afskaf يُبطِل، يُلْغي отменям zrušit, odstranit afskaffe; ophæve abschaffen καταργώ abolir ära muutma لغو کردن kumota abolir לְבַטֵל उन्मूलन करना ukinuti eltöröl menghapuskan afnema abolire 廃止する (법률· 제도· 관습 등을) 폐지하다 panaikinti atcelt memansuh afschaffen avskaffe, oppheve znosić, obalać abolir a aboli отменять zrušiť odpraviti ukinuti avskaffa ล้มเลิก kaldırmak, son vermek 廢除 відміняти, скасовувати موقوف کرنا ، کالعدم قرار دینا huỷ bỏ 废除

n aboˈlition [ӕ-]

afskaffing إلغَاء، إبْطَال отменям zrušení, odstranění afskaffelse; ophævelse die Abschaffung κατάργηση abolición äramuutmine لغو lakkauttaminen abolition בִּטוּל @@@בִּיטוּל$$$ उन्मूलन ukinuće eltörlés penghapusan afnám abolizione 廃止 폐지 panaikinimas atcelšana pemansuhan afschaffing avskaffelse, opphevelse obalenie abolição abolire отмена zrušenie, odstránenie odprava ukidanje avskaffande การล้มเลิก kaldırma, son verme 廢除 скасування; усунення منسوخی sự huỷ bỏ 废除

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abolish → يلغي zrušit afskaffe abschaffen καταργώ abolir lakkauttaa abolir ukinuti abolire 廃止する 폐지하다 afschaffen avskaffe obalić abolir отменять avskaffa ยกเลิก yürürlükten kaldırmak hủy bỏ 废除